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Buried Child is a play written by Sam Shepard that was first presented in 1978. It won the 1979 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and launched Shepard to national fame as a playwright.
A play by Sam Shepard about a dysfunctional family in rural Illinois. The plot revolves around the revelation of a dark secret: the murder and burial of a newborn baby by the grandfather, Dodge, decades ago.
Learn everything about Sam Shepard's Pulitzer Prize-winning play Buried Child, a postmodern drama about a dysfunctional farm family. Find summaries, analysis, themes, quotes, characters, symbols, and more.
Buried Child Summary. The first act of the play opens in 1978 with the aging patriarch, Dodge, sitting in an armchair in front of his TV in Illinois. He takes a drink when no one is watching and then proceeds to hide his whiskey from his wife.
A dark comedy about a dysfunctional American family with a shocking secret. Learn about the play's plot, performance history, reviews and Shepard's comments.
A newly revised edition of an American classic, Sam Shepard’s Pulitzer Prize—winning Buried Child is as fierce and unforgettable as it was when it was first produced in 1978.
Buried Child, three-act tragedy by Sam Shepard, performed in 1978 and published in 1979. The play was awarded the 1979 Pulitzer Prize for drama. Shepard had his first critical and commercial success with this corrosive study of American family life.
